§16-46-7. Statewide Standing Orders for Opioid Antagonist
(a) The state health officer may prescribe on a statewide basis an opioid antagonist by one or more standing orders to eligible recipients. (b) A standing order must specify, at a minimum: (1) The opioid antagonist formulations and means of administration that are approved for dispensing;
§16-46-3. Licensed Health Care Providers May Prescribe Opioid Antagonists to Initial Responders and Certain Individuals; Required Educational Materials; Limited Liability
(a) The following individuals may prescribe an opioid antagonist in the manner prescribed by this subsection: (1) A licensed health care provider acting in good faith and exercising good reasonable care may directly or by standing order prescribe an opioid antagonist to:
§16-46-3a. Pharmacist or Pharmacy Intern May Dispense, Pursuant to a Protocol, Opioid Antagonists Without a Prescription; Patient Counseling Required; Required Educational Materials
(a) Pursuant to the protocol developed under subsection (f) of this section, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern under the supervision of a pharmacist may dispense an opioid antagonist without a prescription. (b) A pharmacist or pharmacy intern who dispenses an opioid antagonist without a prescription under this section shall provide patient counseling to the individual […]
§16-46-4. Possession and Administration of an Opioid Antagonist by Initial Responders; Limited Liability
(a) Local and state governmental agencies that employ initial responders must provide opioid antagonist rescue kits to their initial responders, require initial responders to successfully complete the training required by §16-46-6(b) of this code, and require the initial responders to carry the opioid antagonist rescue kits in accordance with agency procedures so as to optimize […]
§16-46-5. Licensed Health Care Providers Limited Liability Related to Opioid Antagonist Prescriptions
(a) A licensed health care provider who is permitted by law to prescribe drugs, including opioid antagonists, may, if acting in good faith, prescribe and subsequently dispense or distribute an opioid antagonist without being subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution unless prescribing the opioid antagonist was the result of the licensed health care providers […]
§16-46-6. Data Collection and Reporting Requirements; Training
(a) Beginning March 1, 2016, and annually after that the following reports shall be compiled: (1) The Office of Emergency Medical Services shall collect data regarding each administration of an opioid antagonist by an initial responder. The Office of Emergency Medical Services shall report this information to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human […]
§16-46-1. Purpose and Findings
(a) The purpose of this article is to prevent deaths in circumstances involving individuals who have overdosed on opiates. (b) The Legislature finds that permitting licensed health care providers to prescribe opioid antagonists to initial responders as well as individuals at risk of experiencing an overdose, their relatives, friends or caregivers may prevent accidental deaths […]
§16-46-2. Definitions
As used in this article: (1) "Initial responder" means emergency medical service personnel, as defined in subdivision (g), section three, article four-c of this chapter, including, but not limited to, a member of the West Virginia State Police, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a municipal police officer, a volunteer or paid firefighter and any other […]